In the forgotten corners of rural Virginia Sheryl struggles to balance her work as a housekeeper and raising her two sons fifteen yearold Marc and eleven yearold Stephen Hoping to meet the love of her life and bring home a father for her boys she frequents a depressing weekly mixer for the towns aging singles set Meanwhile Marc is desperate to lose his virginity and spends his days working at a used car lot And his brother Stephen in the throes of sexual discovery becomes infatuated with his school teacher while hoping to win the approval of a group of peers who adamantly detest her